01-APR-1985XXII651,il1Srl4",munhruWimt\\''..Alaska's.AlaskasAlaskasAlaska's'Alaska'sAlaskas'OldestStateStatewideide..Newspaper,';I,.d",\'".'''IIi,/I.''"\,d-\-:.''rli",',-",y'yMwaist'_"".,,.'1."'\/,.-;'':',,'.""'..,--..,(:.,InwuiMMwaist..Pu'pftittft11"'P.GDINPGDINt.on00.,,''tt}HtmHIIIIHSHti.0HSHti0'".tr*.+O00.000.*.*NowN>.mHwiMhH.na9hHna9hH._OUOuroui,t.Land...nnhl..$..iakt*.*..,T-TTUnmtuq-'UnmtuqUn.nruqUnnruqUn.._TunuTunukUutrt1Nuktaue{"",TTnThet,"*'i.uiunuM..u\.u.uUlIh\1.Ii.JP.ues<.*.Utt1tUlIh,KihKph,-.M.Iy.,IiY.mn'1IiY.mn'1iY.mn1iYmn1....'"'r0lr..IVOLUME?<(XIINumberSixty-FiveSixtyFive-FortheweekofApril1,1985ISSN0_.>.,.,044-040044040o44-040o44---Anchorage,,.AlaskaResolutionsReolutionsResolutions$tocorrectfaultsininANCSAANCSAANCSApasedANCSApassedparsedpasedpassed$atSpecialAFNConvention----.----......._._._-...'......,II"r.....;--I'X15"E,tp+"rr{'ala4IItp77ykykykrykSKykrrr..ffo,..\.o."'...:...I!..-"SK.-.SKt2t2t2i..,.,.'.Ji,4IIAAAVCPVCPSPOkesmlnspokOsminspokesmanC/iar/teCiarteCharlie//KalraluakKllralual<sharesinthehumorwhichsurfacedsurlacedtohelpherohe,sustainustalndelegatesduringworkworkononamendmentsandresolutions---------------bytheTundraTimes.staff.talrtalrstaffChangesstaffChanges.talrChangesChangesthatwilldeterminedetcnnlnethefuturethethftiturefutureofAlaskaNativesweredecidedwereweredecideddecidedonon011bydelegatesattheAFNthetheAPNAFNAPNSpecialConventiononMarchononMarchMarch26-28IntheSheraton,,.HowardRockBallroomabout1,00010001,0000001,0001000,,NativesgatheredtovoteonontheonthetheeightpropoproposeddamendmentstoANCSAtotoANCSAANCSAwhichweredrawnupduringupupduringduringthe1984OctoberctoberAFNAIAP<''NN'NConventionNNConventionConventionConventionTheTheconventionbeganTuesdaymorningTueTuesdayayaymorningmorningwithJanieJODIeLeaLeaskkAFNPresidentAPNPresidentAFNAPNPresident,givingthe'AFNN'NNNreportShereportreportSheSheannouncedthatInuplatCominunityCommunityComCom-¬-munityinunityoftheArcticSlopeSlopeLC.A((11(LC.ALCAI.CIC.,<:.,A/\S)jujusttrejoinedtheAFN"NowAFNAFN"Now""NowNowall12non-profitnonprofit-and1I1?1ptoifitsproifitsptolfusptoifits(NativeCorporations)aremembersarearemembel1lmembersmembel1lofAFNAPNAF1S,,,"saidIIIIldLeaskThisLeaskLeakkThisThiswaswailWar;thefirsttimesinceLeaksinceLeasksinceLeaskLeak,hadbbeennwithAFNAPNthatallprofitallallprofitpromprofitandnon-profitsnonprofitsnon.prQfitsnonprQfitsnonprofits-.belongedtotoAFNtoAPNAFNAPNAFNLeaskAPNLeaskLeaskreiteratedsomepointsointspointsoutlinedointsoutlinedoutlinedbytheAlaskaNativeBrotherhoodNativeNativeBrotherhoodBrotherhoodandSisterhoodregardingSisterhoodSisterhoodregardmgregardingregardmgANCSA..,OnepointpolO'exexpreexpressedex-ex¬-prepressedsedtheneedforAlaskaNativesAlaskaAlaskaNativesNativestounderstandANCSANCSA,"asIndianaasasIndian*Indianlegislationlegllation,,WeareAlaskaareareAlaskaAlaskaNativecitizensIt\zensItzens\,,notcorecoreporatecor*.poratecitizenssaidLeaLeaskk,,ShesummarizedAFN'sAFNs'effortstoeffortseffortstotoeduca'eeducaeeduca'ceducac'everyoneabout1991before19911991beforebeforetheconvention,,includmitheIncludingtheincludingincludmitheappointmentappointmentIf\pf\IfIf9ftheVillageSteeringVillageVillageteerlna$SteeringteerlnateerlnaI'I'CbmmltteeCommitleeCommitteeanandtheirtheirstatewidetheirstatewidestatewideeducationefforts,,;'+""ActionActiondoesn'tdoesnt'actuallystopherestopstopherehere.,Changeswillnothappenovernightwe'rewerewe'tewete'committedtomaketotomakemakeanImperfecttoolworkbetterbetterbetbet-¬-terforAlaskaNativepeople,""saidLeaLeaskk..,ThechairmanchalflnanofAFNAPN,,CharlieJohnsonCharheJohnsonCharlieCharheJohnsonsaidlIIIid,,"1991191isnotabarrierbarflerbarbar-bar-bar¬-rierflertous,,.uit'iitiit'sits'thegreatestopporopportUOltyopportunitytunitytUOltyweasNativepeoplewilleverwillwillevereverhavetogetgctwhatwewant"FollowingtheopeningopeOlngoftheconventionthetheconventionconvention,,supportersupportersofUnitedUOttUnitedTribesddTribesTribesofAlaAlaskakabeganvQicingtheirvoicingvQicingvoicingtheirtheirconcernsandan4proposedaIIititresolutionIIresolutionresolutionreadbySheldonKaichatagKatKaiKatchatagchatag,,UTAleader,thatwouldstopwouldwouldstopstopactionsactioUlttoamendANCSAANCSAuntilANCSAuntiluntilthisfallwhenseveralseveralreportsreportshavereportsreportshavehavebeencompletedThesereportsTheseThesereportsreportsconsistofThomasThomasBerger'sThomasBerger'sBerger'sBergers'AlaAlaskakaNativeReviewCommissionReviewReviewCommissionCommissionreportonANCSA,theUU.SUS.,SDepartmentoftheInteriorInInteriorIn-In¬-terior"1985198SStudy,"andanlltheGovernor'sthetheOovemor'sGovernor'sGovernorsOovemor'sOovemors'TaTaskkForcePorceonState-FederalPederal-TribalRelationsLucilleRelationsRell\tionsRelltionsRelationsLucilleRelltionsLucille\LucilleBrenwickandRndseveralotherssevcralothersseveralsevcralothers(toldoldthedelegationtoproceedproceedpropro-¬-ceedwiththeconvention..,8renwickBrenPren-Pren8ren-8renPrenwick¬-wick,72nyearoldAhtnadelegatefromdelegatedelegatefromfromCopperCenter,receivedapplauseapap-apapplause-¬-plausefromtheaudienceaudlencdoudiencd"whenshewhenwhensheshetoldthedelegation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